Phono-semantic compound:
木 (목, tree/wood) – semantic component, indicating tree/plant.
風 (풍, wind) – phonetic component, giving the sound “풍.”
Originally denoted the sweetgum tree (풍나무), but over time broadened to include maples, especially because both turn bright red in autumn.

Culturally associated with autumn, beauty of falling leaves, and seasonal poetry across East Asia.
楓樹 (풍수) — maple tree
楓葉 (풍엽) — maple leaf
楓香樹 (풍향수) — sweetgum tree (Liquidambar formosana)
楓林 (풍림) — maple forest
紅楓 (홍풍) — red maple

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

form, standard, rule, style, pattern

table, desk, plan, proposal, to think, to consider

branch, twig, item

to abandon, to discard, to give up, to throw away

board game, chess, Go

ridgepole, the main beam of a house

forest, woods, grove, dense, thick

to plant, to set up, to grow

sweetgum tree (Liquidambar formosana), maple tree

work, occupation, profession, task, business, enterprise, learning, studies, karma (in Buddhist context)

to the utmost, to exhaust, extreme, ultimate, end, utmost point

flower, glory, honor, prosperity, flourishing

to join, to put together, to build, to construct

roughly, generally, on the whole, outline, broad measure

music, song, joy, pleasure, delight, to like, to enjoy

form, appearance, shape, manner, pattern

tree, to plant, to set up, to establish

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楓

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